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Colorado 119 through Boulder Canyon reopens after flood repairs

State road crews move debris from a rockslide in Boulder Canyon on Sept. 12, as a historic rainfall caused significant damage to Colorado 119, the link between Boulder and Nederland. (Joey Bunch, The Denver Post)

Boulder Canyon reopened at 5:18 p.m. Sunday, after road crews worked for more than three weeks to repair the damage from last month's historic floods.

Colorado 119, the only direct link between Boulder and Nederland, has been closed since Sept. 12, the second day of rainy weather that shattered records and caused extensive damage in the region.

The route through Boulder Canyon suffered significant damage to the road surface and rights of way, the state Department of Transportation said Sunday. Repairs on Colorado 119 finished a week ahead of schedule, according to the state highway department.

Other major roadways in Boulder and Larimer counties remain closed, including U.S. 34 and U.S. 36. Gov. John Hickenlooper and CDOT officials are expected to visit Colorado 119 on Monday morning and talk about the timetable for restoring those roadways and others damaged by the floods.